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Japanese Gun Control Advocate Visits NYC 25 Years After Son’s Shooting Death

Read the original story in Japanese at Shukan NY Seikatsu Translated by Rebecca Suzuki On Aug. 4, 1994, a young man named Kei Sunada had just returned home to his Queens apartment after his shift at Nakagawa restaurant when he was shot and killed by a stranger.
New NYPD Group Formed to Mentor Asian-American Police Officers

Read the original story in Chinese at World Journal Translated by Rong Xiaoqing The Asian American Police Executives Council of the New York Police Department (AAPEX), a newly-formed group composed of high-ranking Asian-American police officers, celebrated its inception at One Police Plaza on Nov. 1.
The Play’s the Thing, and Spanish is the Language, at Queens Theater

Thalia Spanish Theatre is the only bilingual theatre in Queens. Its mission is to celebrate the vibrancy and diversity of Spanish and Latin American culture with unique productions of plays, musicals and dance.
Voices of NY Video: A Cambodian Temple in Bedford Park

Every year at the end of October, the Cambodian community of New York city gathers in their Bronx temple to pay their respects, in keeping with their Buddhist faith. A typical row house in the Bedford Park neighborhood becomes a portal to a world many were forced to flee decades ago.
Latino Street Vendors Cheer Bill That Would Lift Permit Caps

Read the original story in Spanish at El Diario/Lea la versión en español aquí Translated and condensed by Carlos Rodríguez Martorell For years, street merchants have complained about the city's unwillingness to issue more street vending permits – which have been capped at set numbers since 1979 – claiming the failure to do so exposes hundreds of mostly immigrant workers to stiff fines for trying to earn a living without a proper license. In the midst of the battle being waged by merchant associations and street vendor advocates, State Senator Jessica Ramos is promoting a bill that seeks to solve the problem by lifting the limits on the number of street vending permits currently in place for sidewalk commercial activities.
‘What Are Those Questions?’ Hispanic Voters Say They Lacked Information at the Polls

Read the original story in Spanish from El Diario Translated and condensed by Carlos Rodríguez Martorell The last election day of 2019 kicked off at 6 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 5, with over 4 million registered voters.
Voices of NY Video: Keeping the Irish Language Alive … in Manhattan

This is one in a series of films produced for City Limits' Voices of New York project by a team of visiting students from the University of Applied Sciences in Utrecht, Netherlands. In New York's Greenwich Village, there is a home for Irish culture and the Irish language.
Approval of Controversial Borough-Based Jail Plan Prompts Calls for Chinese NYers to Run for Office

Read the original story in Chinese at World Journal Translated by Rong Xiaoqing The City Council's passage of Mayor Bill de Blasio's borough-based jail plan last month has ignited calls for more Chinese-American New Yorkers to run for public office. At a forum organized by several organizations on Oct.